NESREA, FRIN collaborate to reduce plastic pollution

[ad_1] The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), has intensified efforts to reduce plastic pollution in Nigeria. This was disclosed at a symposium hosted by FRIN in conjunction with NESREA and Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN), Oyo chapter, on Monday in Ibadan, commemorating…

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US State Abortion Ban Puts Millions of Women, Girls at Risk: UNHRC Experts

[ad_1] GENEVA, June 5 — Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said on Friday. They said abortion has been…

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Analysis: Why Tinubu Must Prioritise Healthcare Financing in Nigeria

Nigeria’s health sector is in comatose with ill-equipped hospitals, dilapidated structures, poorly and understaffed personnel, making them unable to cater for the health needs of the growing population. In this article, Kazeem Akolawole traces the dismal performance of the sector to poor funding and highlights why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must prioritise funding for health….

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Newspaper Headlines: Jet fuel, cooking gas prices fall amid petrol subsidy removal

[ad_1] The suspension of the nationwide strike by organised labour, after a meeting with federal government representatives on Monday, dominates the cover pages of Nigerian dailies today. Daily Trust reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it has suspended its nationwide strike planned for Wednesday. Since the removal of subsidy on petrol, the price…

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Health workers suspend strike after meeting with Tinubu

[ad_1] The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) yesterday suspended its nationwide strike. The suspension was announced by JOHESU National Vice President, Obinna Ogbonna, few hours after President Bola Tinubu had met with the union’s leadership and pleaded that the health workers return to work. JOHESU had embarked on an indefinite strike on May 25 over…

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